wealth

[welth]

noun

1. a great quantity or store of money, valuable possessions, property, or other riches.

   the wealth of a city.

2. an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount.

   a wealth of imagery.

   Synonyms: fullness, amplitude, richness

3. Economics.

   1. all things that have a monetary or exchange value.

   2. anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged.

4. rich or valuable contents or produce.

   the wealth of the soil.

5. the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence.

   persons of wealth and standing.

   Synonyms: fortune, opulence
   Antonyms: poverty

6. Obsolete.,  happiness.

wealth

/ wɛlθ /

noun

1. a large amount of money and valuable material possessions

2. the state of being rich

3. a great profusion

   a wealth of gifts

4. economics all goods and services with monetary, exchangeable, or productive value

Other Word Forms

• wealthless adjective
• overwealth noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth¹

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English welth; equivalent to well ¹ + -th ¹; modeled on health

Word History and Origins

Origin of wealth¹

C13 welthe, from _weal ²; related to _well ¹

Example Sentences

And what would Tolstoy – who, though born a noble, later in life renounced his privileged upbringing and wealth – think of the bogan version?

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After the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs, Mexico’s European overlords used its silver and its agricultural wealth to nourish their global enterprises.

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Ministers point to how they are planning to raise tax, as well as the amount, suggesting a squeeze on wealth, capital and income from those sources, rather than long-suffering pay packets.

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Shah warns that “the economy’s resilience also hides a growing divide across income groups,” with higher-income households supported by equity wealth and lower-income families facing tighter credit, stagnant wages, and tariff-driven price pressures.

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Maybe we need a new securities test, or at least a way to tip off novices about whether they’re building wealth or betting it.

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